Punctuation

Modifying My Personal Writing Identity Through the course of this semester I have progressed as a writer and my essay grades have improved since the beginning of Composition 1. This class has not only taught me how to write, but how to be creative, how to manage time, how to proof papers, how to argue a topic, and much more. These techniques will help me with writing as well as with life. My time in this class has not been wasted. The lessons this class has offered will help me in the future…

As expected my first semester as a college student was an adjustment. At the beginning of the semester I became very overwhelmed with all of the new challenges that I was presented with. On the first assignment I submitted for a college class I received a D for the assignment. For someone who struggles with getting B’s on assignments, this was quite a shock. I regrouped and emailed my professor to figure out what went wrong. It turned out it was simply a misunderstanding with instructions, and I…

Egyptian hieroglyphs used picture symbols to represent objects which is really crazy. There wasn’t punctuation, spaces, vowels, and they were written in all directions. There are over 700 hieroglyphic picture symbols in the Egyptian alphabet. But in the 1960s pictures got more groovy. Some of the biggest historical events of the 1960s affected pop art in many ways. Some of the biggest historical events of the 1960s were Marilyn Monroes death, US sends troops to Vietnam, and the assassinations of…

One of the differences between the two texts was in audiences. In Azuma (1997), the author wrote this for public audiences or new students who might have some interests to get information about the Computer Science as major. The author assumed the readers would have a basic knowledge, so they would be acknowledged through this article about "CS". While in Thurk et al.'s text (2016) their targeted was certain audiences, who have a strong academic background. Another deference was in the in the…

Kennedy’s translation of Beowulf uses various types of punctuation to represent the caesuras the original poet had included, specifically a comma in the line, “Lamented for Beowulf, wailing in woe” (1869). Another poetic element is used in lines 1868-1872 where “an aged woman with upbound locks/ Lamented for Beowulf…

This memo will discuss my challenges and strengths in essay 1. My points, quoted evidence, analysis are all good. For example, from quoted “Did you know that Darwin and Tolstoy were considered ordinary children? That Ben Hogan, one of the greatest golfers of all time, was completely uncoordinated and graceless as a child?" I wrote this is a vivid story based on three people's true histories… someone else's experience and successes are skills we can learn… That is what the author wants to convey…

De Crevecoeur emphasizes the exciting new American life/culture that he is now apart of and consists of the industry and equality for all. Differentiating that from Europe is suffering from poverty, conformity and cogniscience. De Crevecoeur was extremely prideful of this land, he sees it as everyone has a good heart and are good people. Everyone in the continent were considered as one.Everyone united together even when the did not have to. They did not unite together because they were blood…

Another literary device utilized are caesuras. For example, Hamlet says, “To be, or not to be, that is the question:” revealing Hamlet's disheveled thoughts. The use of punctuation accentuates the pauses between the words in resemblance to how Hamlet seems to come to a halt in his own thought process. This shows that Hamlet is almost chaotic in his thinking, unsure of where he is going, which is a crucial aspect of his character…

these strengths my sophomore year of high school. I give much of my gratitude to Mr. Gulath for opening my eyes into the real world and gaining a sense of society’s madness in literature and in reality. However, my major flaws in English has to be punctuation in essays, and developing complex sentences in introductory paragraphs. Also, I tend to have a habit of using passive voice in parts of writing that is…

The article discusses the “Focused Question Card Strategy”. The strategy is used to help students revise their work by using the help from their peers. The strategy is used to soften the task of the writer revising and editing their own paper. The FQC is used to allow the students to become the reader of their own written works in order for their written text could be understood by other readers. The key points that I got out the article is stated in the previous sentences. My responses to the…